HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1915-04-15, Page 3Thursday, April 15th, 1915:
NSERVATtION HEAD
A BIG ,CANADIAN
Slr Clifford Sifter Honored In Many
Capacities—Once Calle•' -Na.
poleon of the 'West"
in the career of Sir Clil'Yord Sifton,
who was rewarded with a knighthood
after ,many years of public service,.
We . have again the drama of "Mile-
Stones," the old -new story of the radi
cal iu youth groWu conservative with
years and riches,
This Napoleon of the West, as he
used to be called, was born in London,
Ont., in 1860, and he was educated
ab Victoria University, Cobourg, Ont.
life became a lawyer and went West,
,fettling in Brandon. He first made
hie appearance in politics when he
was elected to the Manitoba Legis-
lature in 1888. At a critical period
of the Greenway Administration he
took 'the office of Attorney -General
and Minister of Education. That was
his office when in 1896 the Laurier
Government went into power and he
was called to Ottawa by Sir Wilfrid
and given the portfolio of Minister of
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WnR'Dt�.�. TORONTO ONT. nonTn
neent in 1905 on :account o8.differences
of opinion over the educational clauses
of the bill making A1llerta and Sas-
katchewan autonomous Provinces. lie
was one of Canada's representative
commissioners at the International
Conference of Conservation of Natural
Resources, held in Washington in 1908.
In 1909 he was appointed chairman
of the Canadian Conservation. Com-
mission and still holds that position:
Clifford Sifton made his final break
With the Liberal party when he
strenuously opposed reciprocity with
the United States. IIe now spends
considerable time on the work at the
Conservation commission, but he has
very large personal interests to take
care of, as lie is one of the wealthiest
men in Canada. He lives in Ottawa,
but spends a good deal of time In
England.
He is keenly interested in all out-
door recreations, and is owner of one
of the finest stables of saddle and
show Horses in America, including
most celebrated
some of the best and
jumpers in tho world, such. as "Her-
cules" and 'Confidence." Sir Clifford
is a member of many clubs in Canada
and in England.
Don't Allow Tour Bowels
To Become Constipated.
SIR CLIFFORD SIFTON
the Interior., being especially charged
With matters relating eo the West and
the Yukon and unorganized territory.
It is interesting to recall that Ile was
given the Federal seatof
Brartesy 08 t
randon by
acclamation through the
the late Dalton McCarthy, who that
year was elected both for Brandon
and North himcoe.
In 1898 Mr. Sifton introduced legis- 1
lation giving responsible government
to the North-west Territories. He de-
voted special attention to the ques-
tion of immigration. He was appoint-
ed by the 'British Government to act
se British agent before the Alaska
Boundary Tribunal under the treaty
of January, 1903.
He was re-elected to the House of
Commons in 1900, 1904, and 1908. He
resigned from the Laurier Govern -
IILE CLINTON NEW RRA,
Brussels Presbyterian
Church Dedicated
PAGE TFII:
Albert King of Belgians,
Tall Hero of Trenches
Forty years ago April 8, 1875 'was remarkable, in( that no taw
was the natal day of Albert Leo- was levied.on the people, and no
pold King of Belgium, centre 'of a extravagant expendetures were
world tragedy, and to -day honor- permitted. tehe King's working
ed by all citizens of all . civilized hours in time of
peace are
from
"He embodied in all beauty the evening, T energy
his mind ie shown in ,that for
years het wrote regularly to , the
newspapers, earrying a reporter's
card with him.As ea man, King
Albert is magnificent. He is . six
feet three inches in h ight and ' e-
markably strong, with a fair com-
plexion, deep' grey eyes, and , an '
untiring physique.
l tee
rcees, six in the morn gg
The
deep will of his people, said his
coutitr'y-man, Maeterlinck. (4 Sue-
denly lee was all Belgium revealed
to herself and to others."
Until the day when Belgium i'n-
terposed her life in the pate -may
{ that was to, have led Germany
through Liege to world conquest,
with the words ,Belgium is , a
ration, not a highway,' King Al-
bert had 'bee'n eknown as a'Ming
with radical ideals ,and a •'ggreat
popularity with his subjects. • On
December 24, 1909, he hods ascend-
ed the throne of Belgium, under
Told IL, his piedelcessor, and ee sinister ven
on that day his speech from tlyo
restless o£
The Old Kaiser May Foam And
Rave, For Britains Never
Shall Be Slaves
NEW CHURCH throne was an aggravation bo the Then blow ye' winds Rio, for aroam
MELVILLE NL arrogant ant agg of Wilhelm of i ing. we will go, on Uanada's
c dthat
unda3 and are neat has. Leen ordered from' Edward Lye Germany, ho had announced shore, we'll stay no more, so let
and dedication City Seating hed D to cost about $1250, i he ruled "by no Parliament or the .music play,
The erectionR Son, Toronto, church is always an iukeresting event' and well finished:Northly of the � voice of the people, list by the' Well sail over the gorge fon fight for
t, th e
of such an edifice is is well li bred by 1l large It will till rife y will of God, King George, on the Banks of
and thetoopening Edificelocated to the left' of the
the o allery I he throne has We prerogatives
` Belgian Shore,
a red letter day in the history of lobed pito_ en' filled lamps of 2.o choir g ! Tg
congregation.bba This was especially true g. g!!!
ed shout the dome pp��ipit whish stands, in the North and its responsibilities," said . Al- 1ue'll beat up our drums to the music
r Sabbath when the new BrWatt power, arranged West corner. Spacious rooms are at beet, Sovereign must" be the of our'bands
set
];sate in centre `oY a,uri;rorinm, reinforced
Al -
for
th Presbyterian church was openedbentp. "The the law and the supe 'While our soldiers are marching
t the first services. Weather was by a number of 100 Watt tungsten thedisE�ooxooE iChuroi] and
ogrthe�t' sup -
miter of social peace. T pledgeI through the lands, without Khaki
beautiful and'notwithstanding that lamps under gallary -The system myself to do my. dui sets ul
Electric cline giving everybody a• god oppot S P � shot into raga,
flags, 50
Ox' 0 1x'5 s s era, _ .
roads were nose too good 0 great con proriu Co.,from the at a Northern
of $30U. ,tunny of seeing the minister. The oval and' to doncentt ate all my
We'll tight under the British fl g
doors. ion packed the flue edifice to the Light oToronto,;'accuuatie properties of auditorium i strength and my whole life to the I let the music play.
doors. It is known as the indirect. system. service of the Natherland." The old Kaiser may foam and rave,
The New Church Ventilation lisle been arratnged by are good. p Or this attitude the German
while the moon is in the eky, we
large fisc in dome also by yenta . There are three public; entrances to R
The neat and imposing edifice stands tinder' pulpit dais. I the church, two from William street will fight Ll
on a most eligible site, corner of Wil A new pipe organ, not yet installed, and the third from Princess, street zentung says contemptuously, "He For Britains never liam and Princess streets, where old which will make easy ingress and 1 t tl a pts artists and We tl train to
Melville church stood for over 40 ----- — egress. The basement is a fine roomy
I class rooms witlace with h foldig ceiling ors, There
years. Building rs constructed of red
and has 12
pressed, break, with stone trimmings
and stands 3fee fine stone bra South �7 l + a 1 ven enceis also a lsifor dishes, neeessary con Two
Itis 61 x03 feet, with tower at l ! lavatories are conveniently located.
hEastigh earner, 13 x 18 feet and 05 feet tt + �j li, The furnace room contains a single
high and is modern in its architecture '
pipe, low pressure gravity return
Russell, of s P
system, Gurney Co. furnace and 41
radiators, located at various points,are
guaranteed to comfortably heat the
building in the coldest weather,
and design. Architect
Stratford, drew the plans, the con
tract was carefully and satisfactorily
carried out by John Hunter, of Oran
bi ook, who sub let the stone, cement,
hrickwood and plastering to Mesers
Park & Brown, of Fullerton; the
painting to Fred McCracken; and the
p g
Messrs
w
0
rk to
l
furnace and meta
Wilton Se Gillespie. The Building
Committee, consisting of J. Leckie,
(chairman), Rev. A. J. Mann, A. Mc
Guire, Jas Fox, Alex Stewart, D. 0,
Ross, W. Work, Walter Yuill and M.
Black,gave much time and careful con I
sideratiou to their task and have the,
satisfaction of knowing a fine job was
done and reflecting credit on all who t
had the various departmentsin charge.'
The windows were purchased from
the Dexter Prism Co.. Toronto. and
lend a very pleasing effect to the in '
terior. They cost 0516. Seating
capacity,with the semi circular gallery
is arranged for 650 but there is room REV, A. J. MANN. 13. A..
for additional seats if necessary. Pews pastor.
pulpit and settee are from the Valley
If the truth was only known you would
find that over one half of the ills of Life
are caused by allowing the bowels to get
into a constipated condition.
When the bowels become constipated
the stomach gets out of order, the liver
does not work properly, and then follows
the violent sick headaches, the sourness
of the stomach, belching of wind, heart-
burn, water brash, biliousness, and a
general feeling that you do not care to do
anything. your bowels regular by using
Seep
Milbura's Lasa -Lives Pills. They -will
clear away all the effete matter which
collects in the system and make you think
that "life is worth living."
Mrs. Hans McKitrick, Wakefield.
Que., writes: "For several years I was
troubled with sour stomach and bilious-
ness and did not get relief until I used
Milburn's Laxa-Liver Pills. I had only
taken them two weeks when my trouble
was quite gone, and I will recommend
them to all suffering as I did."
Milburn's Laxa-Liver Pills are 20c per
vial, S vials for 01.00, at all drug stores
or dealers, or will be mailed on receipt
of price by The'T. Milburn Co., Limited,
I 'Cnrntto. Ont
Children's manners are molded more
by their parents than by the stars at
their nativity.
It Multiplies Power.
The telephone, like the crane, multiplies
power.
The telephone increases personal
efficiency and enlarges the volume ofbusiness
extending the field of the merchant s
by
activity.
If the modern business man had to
travel every time it was necessary to have
a personal talk with a customer or business
associate, he would be in the position of a
builder without a crane.
Are you 'using the telephone as you
-s.. stematically applying it to the
should Y
needs of your business?
The telephone, especially the long dis-
tance service, makes'possible real economy,
tan
and Nith it a greater, not a lower, efficiency.
subject will repay
A careful study of theJ
you.
"Roorg Bell Telephone to a Long DIsfaneo 8tatfen."
The Bell Telephone Co.
Canada.
®f Cana
Provincial legislature
The total estimated cost is about
525,000 and rt, is expected that 515,000
of this will be wiped off by the time
the opening services are completed, as
congregation is large and well to do
the balance should be met at easy
stages, without any trouble. The
new pulpit was a donation from Rev.
and Mrs Ross; the 2 leather uphols
tered chairs by Mrs J. Leckie; the
Bible nn the pulpit in memory of the
late Wm Ross and Robert and Mrs
Ross try their families; Hymnal for
pulpit from Rev. and Mrs A. J. Mann
and Hymn rack by Alan Mann, W.
F, SLr'etton denotes a fine clock.
New commodious cement horse
sheds 51 x 220 feet with metallic roof
were built last year at a cost of 52800
by Jro, Adams ez Son, Wroxeter, and
1 supply A 1 housing for horses and rigs
' ed bond to unite the Iobeytheis ord
Ito be the regnu
bagging temperance party to the Con
servative party and nullity the efforts
Iof Liberals to tie this large element up
close to the party banner, though last
summer those efforts did not seem to
have been any to successful
The rnoratium bill and the war tax
measure were the two items of legisla
tion arising directly out of the war
The first appeared t interest
After one of the shortest sessions in
recent years the Ontario Legislature
has closed It was marked with lees
partisan strife and bitterness' than
many others and shows a recoid of
considerable good work done
One of the most important items of
legislation was the change in the Li
quor License Law which placee the
control of licenses in the hand of a
commission responsible to nce one. Tho
commission has wide powers, and it
wilt boardejust how el'Yeend on tctiti personnel the legtslof u
Won will prove to have been, In the
hands of reputable Hien it may prove
_rs
TO
BUOY
INTER
Prof. Frankland demon-
strates that COD LIVER OIL
generates more body -heat
than anything else.
In SCOTT'S EMULSION the
pure oil is so prepared that the
blood profits from every drop,
while it fortifies throat and lungs.
If you aresubject to cold hands ^1
r feet; if youshiver and catch cold : W
rely, take. SCOTT'S EMULSION
rally
e mouth and watch its good
offo to.
14-40 REFUSE SUBSTITUTES.
press through the 'Haanoverscher-
catered o the savants i ,
engineers, 'He,playedthe crown-
ed bourgeois. He always emphaliz'-
ed his denvoeratie sentiments.
which made a big hit in Belgium,
for it is very much behind in' a
ill we die.
shall be slaves,
're orf on the morning
cross the ragtag main,
On Canada's shores we'll stay no more
so let the music play.
Well sail over the gorge to fight for
King George, two thousand miles
sociological respect." This Icing, away,
w -ho, walls and stalks with
The boys on the farms. will take up
people. not riding miles behind the arms, so let the music play,
trenches in t' ermed motors, is en s'or Canadians wont lag under the
inexplicable to .the German mind British flag, two thousand aiilee
as. is right to might. away,
King Albert, whose full name is Then blow Yea Winds, Elio, on Clan -
Albert Leopold Clement Maria atlas Shore, well stay no more, so
the
music play.
second
son of let P y
Philip,
was the se
Philip, Count of Glanders, brother While sailing on the deep blue sea,
d as-
eendedf�the throne though old cam al-
most fatalistic series of deaths.
He , was educated int a military
school, erscuatin, fourth Lis crass
in 180'e, anti afterwards visited
America, traveling with James J.
Hill studying railways and com-
merce on •thisoth continent:.
atrocities the
time of theCongo.
bert personally visited the • Bel-
gian lend.. in the' Kongo, against
the advice of conservative Minis-
ters, and on his return resteclun-
until the wrongs were righted.
On, October 2, 1900, he married
Princess Elizabeth, of "Bavaria, a
beautiful woman, in full sympathy
with his ideals. Queen Elizateth is
e doctor by 1 professional study,
,,i hes spent much of her time
er in refusing totour relieving sufferers in the hospitals.
er
A delegation met the Premier to Their home Life stands in starting Taking Cara of Sheep.
mot st and were amiably told that ly pure relief aga'n it the 1. la le e s 9is kept
the aanendment was merely to provide of the Leopold.
and
;m lyewho havethree lb' en �d and n ted on by evwhich feeder t
for ar possible refusal .the part of thegnot only with his sheep, but with all
Board to obey the law• if they refuse with their mother n England, are his live stock, he would do much b'et j
to do this they surelyh would not ask beloved in Jos f tt5juination. > a ?nl already ter than the average feeder and that ;
for any favor from
When the amendment came before very beautiful; Prince Charles,
Count 1of Flanders, is ten ; and the adage is simply this: "An animal well. I
Crown Prince Leopold, Duke of summered is half wintered, and ari '
Brabna't, aged fourteen this month ' animal well wintered is half summer'
Lias inherited the spirit of his par- ed;" which means that the year through:
ents, and returned to'Belgium to you should keep your animals in niaiN-1
enlist with the Royal Inta:ntwee
smooth, plump condition.
The coronation of King Albeit
we'll sing our song of thousands
strong the Rose,the Shamr'ock,the
thistle and the Lily,
And under Major Rance we'll go
fIgkt in France, so let the music
playl"
We're offon the morning train to cross
the raging main,
On Canada's Shore we'll stay no more
so let the music play,
We•11 sail over the gorge to fight for
King George, on the Banks of the
Belgian Shores.
And when the Kaiser is no more,
trudging on the Banks of St.
Helena shores
Why then the British Lion will roar,
so let the music play,
For Canadians won,t lag under the
British flag, two thousand miles
• away. so let the music play.
By A. Cantelon, Clinton, Ont,
measure a peace o m er the House the French Canadian me
from oan Studhome the
more the t Labor
anyLeadee other 1hers of the1 30 to 5 p mL The ture rgumenttalked
was that
He
He worked hard top have
over a large I ed fair treatment and that bec had the s sbest
ofceiv
the cover spread
area to cover inability to pay from I way to learn English was to learn
any cause' us w ell as merely from the 'nch The debate 1 whole debatable field of oanx English
ed the
war French The debate covered the
Those counties that want to go a � whole debatable field of an English
1 head with a scheme of highway And French controversy Roman catholic
pavement may now go forwar
receive the benefit of
the ProvinceThe
10per
contribution by the
Act is not igtended to become opera
tion until next year as it is hardly ex i any objections to the arguments of the
petted that neaoy counties will em 1
bark upon a good road program this :ea lingual propagandists
season especially as the County Coun Superannuation for School
ells will not meet again until June but Teachers
to meet those cases where it is propos Hon Dr Pyne brought in a bill at
ed to start at once the benefits of the y of
Act eau be bestowed by prodama 1 the closing vieseit system emie of pensions,
Lion year.
The bill to confirm grants -by m• uni ranging
from
sngiveotoitsl first preaing,
and provides that the Province shall
pay 2 per cent of the teachers, salaries,
the teachers themselves 2 per cent,
and the school boards 1 per cent. In
order to secure the full peneion, a
teacher must have served forty years,
except in cases of ill health, when the
pension becomes operative after fifteen
years. All classes of teachers are
included. exoeptiug the members of
staffs of Universities, „.
good bit of work by their side. They were not think -
on the streets. The roads
ism and Prosestantism being kept in
the background Members represent
ing French ridings and the leaders of
both parties were reluctant to raise
cipahties for patriotic purposes gives
authority ive f veo iesue hort year topromissory
tures onp
notes too provide for these payments
so that the heavy burden of the war
will he distributed in a manner that it
i is hoped wil prevent hardship
{ MORE BI LINGUAL TROUBLE
Trouble regarding Separate Schools
has been stirred up by the Ottawa
School Boards refusal to obey regula
' tions until the courts finally found a
gainst them. Then an amendment
was brought into the Legislature pro
viding for a school Commission to
take over the boards work if it persist
i\ t4DI a,t.;'t'i. �'y i�tS r,. •�',.4, �•oi 'i;t i�. JL , I
d1rL'L11.Z'�1�7�L7i,��Eih
SERVICE FOOTBALL AT RICHMOND
The automobiles are now appearing Vim Artists cheer a
d outsideare ing of the sterner game of war when this picture was taken
not fit for touring yet, howeverr
Pura Seed the Factor that Winicrease the Yield
manager for any Middlesex, where he owns a farm,
Renfrew Mercury'apples
near Poplar 13111; that he had seen
in the reparation of the soil,' from Ontario to the weal, and from
Care p the countrg to the micas. It ie going thinghto gal eaCestrtamiouat of syatem this�year on accounng on t of poor transpor
e trees, left there
in the selectionof theseed and sowing to take a while for the y g talion and a poor market, It was the
e the right time are going to intim . he believes, and m the meanti d in doing same in almost ever county. Wheat
enttar factors o making: rsedppossible for rohlems on nearly and beans are always saleable and
Ontario to report an increased produc h• h every farm t sly different easy to handle"
tion this year. Problems Needed.
The Best Varieties
To a Mercury man vU. a sons "The west is having
of the O. A. a gave,his r e y )'rof Zavitz The variety of farts crops plays an
inh ht t me to start prepar _important part in production, We
in full form reductio above he farms
is of tt l believe that th t hould start before thhis, know fors, fact that certain varieties
not8 new production h theZsvi is h• On this pointo int he said, give much better results than others
not a problem with Prof.at. t stetz.' serious of them all," staeadrtods m th s pro et im ortaut methods ins ring wheat the Marquis is a good
He has been working en he a says that vince that will not grow well '" the' of bringing about incpieased crop pro yielder and the quality is excelent;
ilyh for years, and p, r in heaps Tierce's Improved Tree
the selection of proper seed is t going this west, that the
extent in arranging api dpceion Weis year is the careful prep& p'
f the determining canantbe factors this ped to fire For in ration of the soil for sowing, This in Variety is one of the very ,hest yield
yearlu o be put down as workable rotation of crops, eludes a careful consideration of the ars, and is a splendid bean for home
year the statement p best craps to grow to' meet the present or commer.ial use; in oats, the 0. A,
absolutely authentic and autboritive: stance they cannot growasi
as we canbest varieties of each
C. 72 is ging to have a marked'in
rt jt i thingto corn, beans, clover or pe conditions, the g .
hear
t indeed an interestingclass and the perfect' seed of each fluence in, improving the quality and
his man tell of the development I Then again the absence of on the fere li d menu it is import fluence
of oats in Ontario; barley
t g very variety. In my Jn g quantity
of the now accepted, stand 0 Bait the soil. Itisalso a hard matter ant et present, to- increase the produc tl.e O. A. O. 21 is used very extensive
grains,such as 0, A. C. 7rZ oatsS arrange crops that wheat, oats and barley, ly at present. The production of peas
There's nothing public
very in. the west to so g tion of beans,
baric ,kept free' of increase the pro will probably be increased, the Early
showy
C. 21 yt largely p
showy about the work, The publtchen the weeds,
can easily be P tto
d �, mos pt
,atter. which aredr cu
ing Point has been Peached in the dvift
tide to flow the
way;meantime
prices for farm ommodities are going
to be high.
of the West.
problems ahead
difficult- in
securing proper "rotation is the most
, Zavitz.
"We have so mn
number of men from
100 up to 500. The farmer has every
e ver
that he can. He has to display,,. a great
deal of tact an ingenuity
this, because the p
are entirely .
Preparation
considers that right
now is the rig i
ing, In facti e
in. is optniop.
"One o e most
and not o urge
notstandmg, u of bulky foods of a perishable Briton and Cauaeliau ..Beauty are the
careful experiments that mean so bleed More System. char,
the P being ort,
of
duction
around applauding when wee
difficult to tram t 'ommel,
"System is needed on the fauns p We hiuve very good examples of StartRight Now
muche
iton, Itisurhleworro areyears,,"Femmes would do well to get
carried on, It is the work of oj Ontario to a greater extent than itis the latter wliiche are bulky apples
• , seed: at once," said the seed wiz
ly acquainted
a t d with
is become s, mid toh Practiced at present., The averse potatoes perthen
rains, and t, 1 more ` mob and contain from 80 to 90 cent of and of the . 0, once,"
C. "There is far
ly acgttaluted with seed g ,them fanner has a groat many p almost a glut
able to so develop and foster ' lents rso w up'for consfdaratinn: than iv ter, . Inacom iarisou with them' toore in getting the proper seed than
heg
and to aid in eiim sating the useless 1 a Terson would think of. I don't think market. 1Rill contain small seed,
a ma ultimately l; contrast the market for beans soil most
people realize Almost any lot
he pia have too much system reaeut boric of or seed
features that L itis oesiblc to
so th u in liis 1 tnd shall,. with a P l tl e f arm Every farmer ;s his wheat e �t stands sale en. about $3. ebrunken slid ad lht 888d,ay neat
toar
he
ws, et tri, res i around the +
antonnt of eats ort his pt 1 own manager. It is entirely clfffereut• tee1huaiheltcgr the former and' arourd broken y the thresher,
nfaximuur urns sic ci a, la i, lily deg an w factory •fn the l rl for• lite latter," Prof; Zmite, ing of impurities, especially M the- Boron connty'a popnlaLi,on has e
i r way off weed seeds •vaed over 10,000 in 25 years
g
'ilio Turning J?dint; city lvhere one man wiCB a epactal apti lhhal
ill be Lho sated that in leis homecounty,
Aidtiiatl !tektite
"Rather extensive experiments at
the college for several years in sue
cession have shown that in the an
nual yield of grain per acre there bas
been an increase from large plump
oats over medium sized oats of eight
bushel per acre, and over small oats
of over 16 bushels per acre; of large
plump barley over shrunken barley
of 8 bushels, over broken barley of
10 bushels; of large, plump'spring
wheat over the shrunken and
smaller seed, of from 7 to 8 bushels
per acre; of large peas over ,peas
split in the thresher of 19 bushel per
acre.
The Big Chance
"Any one to touch with farming
conditions knows,' said Prof, Zavitz
in conclusion, 'that the Ontario
farmers cannot do much more man
ual work than they are at present. If
the cry for increased production Is
going to be a reality then the pure
seed must be called in as the deter
mining factor.' We have proved it
year after year right here and farm
ars all over Ontario !Ave - proved it.
This year, though, when there is
1 ascii a demand for increased produc
tion, both from the stand point of ee
nannies and patriotism, the pure seed
part of the campaign can Hardly he
emphasized to strove y "
rrof, Z 0vitz believes that the turn rude for this hoe of work, w